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Hillary Clinton Goes Back to the Dunning School
How do you diagnose the problem of racism in America without understanding its actual history?
The Unflattering History of the Cop Who’d Run Over Black People
Sgt. Jeffrey Rothecker is very, very sorry about a recent Facebook post advising Twin Cities residents to run over Black Lives Matter protesters.
Stephen Colbert Let DeRay McKesson Interview Him About His Whiteness
A key black activist spoke candidly on a popular late night talk show about police brutality, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Democratic debate.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1986.
Congressman Wonders If Congressional Black Caucus Cares About All Black Lives
Wisconsin politician Sean Duffy claims that black folks are being “targeted” by the abortion industry in an attempt to ban healthcare.
‘Black Girls Vote’ looks to get young women to polls
“Our vote is our voice. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a GED, or if you have a PhD, we’re all the same.”
America’s Self-Destructive Whites
Over the past 15 years, one group — middle-age whites in the United States — constitutes an alarming trend. They are dying in increasing numbers. And things look much worse for those with just a high school diploma or less.
More Police Officers Facing Charges, But Few See Jail
One thing remains clear: The law gives the police the benefit of the doubt.
Grand Jury Could Still Snare Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland
Bland’s family is calling for a federal prosecution.
Cops kicked me so hard I lost a testicle
A Brooklyn man claims he was kicked in the testicles so hard by NYPD cops that he had to have one of them surgically removed.
John Boyega Braces for Galactic Fame
By David Itzkoff, the New York Times […] Were they specifically looking for a nonwhite actor to play Finn? Everybody was being seen for all these roles. I would have been suspicious if it was only black people going in for Finn. I would have thought, “Oh, maybe there’s an active agenda there.” It looked…
‘We Need a Conviction’: Baltimore Reacts to Mistrial in Freddie Gray Case
Protesters turn out in frustration after Baltimore Police Officer William Porter’s trial ends with the jury deadlocked.
Sam’s Club CEO’s Call For Diversity Provokes Angry Reaction
The chief executive of Sam’s Club is being criticized this week for articulating the need for more diversity at the top in corporate America.
Supreme Court Justice Scalia Is Wrong About Affirmative Action
Graduation rates for students of color rise when they attend more selective schools.
Being Black And Loud Is Necessary, One Poet Demands
“This can’t be the land of the free and home of the brave only for some.” By Taryn Finley, The Huffington Post Black voices should never be silenced. This was April Wells’ message in her poem “Loud Voices,” which she performed at the Get Lit Classic Slam in Southern California. The teen shunned the notion that…
Man guilty of hanging a noose is jailed over new yard sign
A Virginia man was arrested for a second time after he put up a sign in front of his home that read “N—– lives don’t matter. Got rope?” Jack Turner was convicted in September of hanging a noose with a dark-colored, life-sized dummy in his front yard, apparently stimulated by an ongoing dispute with his black neighbors.
“Black Nativity” by Langston Hughes – December 10-13, 2015
The Hansberry-Sands Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, presents Black Nativity, a musical by renown poet Langston Hughes, at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, December 10-12, 2015.
How Rosa Parks’ Legacy Lives On In The Black Lives Matter Movement
Rosa Parks would believe that #BlackLivesMatter, too. By Zeba Blay, the Huffington Post Sixty years ago on this day, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus and settled in to American history. We’ve seen the iconic pictures of Parks getting booked at the police station, or later staged seated on…
To Be Black Is To Never, Ever Feel Safe
Last Monday’s shooting in Minneapolis revealed a devastating truth about living while black.
Protecting history: Meet MKE’s rare books librarian (and ABHM Board member)
Maria Cunningham is Milwaukee Public Library’s new Rare Books Librarian and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation, which operates ABHM. She talks about her early fascination with rare books and what excites her about the job.
INOVA Gallery Shows Work by Artist and ABHM Volunteer, Jenna Knapp
Jenna Knapp is an artist, activist, and ABHM volunteer. This article highlights her 2015 art exhibit at INOVA Gallery and shows some of her pieces in which she uses text, movement and video to probe the relationship between race and media representation.